Paddy Moran – SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Guayaba’s ‘Fantasmagoría’: The Next Level of Seattle Rap
By Paddy Moran on December 17, 2019
Hold on to your headphones, listener. It’s the end of another year – but before 2019 calls it a day, Seattle’s beloved trap-goth mystic, Guayaba,...
Apology Wars’ vigorous debut: ‘The Best I Can Do Is Ruin a Party’
By Paddy Moran on August 30, 2019
Apology Wars is an indie-rock oriented group formed in 2017 in Bellingham, Washington. On their debut EP, The Best I Can Do Is Ruin a...
‘Human Use of Human Beings’: Fists to the face from NAUTICULT
By Paddy Moran on July 8, 2019
Seattle’s legendary underground experimental hip-hop/thrash band NAUTICULT have a morbid message on their new EP, Human Use of Human Beings. Or, maybe several: “don’t put...
‘Garbage People’: An Interview With Wimps On Their New Record
By Paddy Moran on July 10, 2018
Seattle’s beloved punk trio, Wimps, have worked hard to earn their status as a legendary Pacific Northwest band; a reliable cornerstone to the city’s spiraling, saturated...
The City Hall Premieres “West Set”
By Paddy Moran on April 17, 2018
Seattle indie crooners The City Hall are at it again; with their upcoming album’s release looming (Real Nice and Hurtful comes out May 11th), the...
Biblioteka Shares “Raspberry Jelly”
By Paddy Moran on April 12, 2018
Seattle’s Biblioteka (formerly CRITTÉ) display their dreamy musical prowess with a vibrant new single, “Raspberry Jelly”, the title track off their upcoming EP (Raspberry Jelly)....
Trick Candles Debuts Twinkling New Single “241”
By Paddy Moran on April 4, 2018
Nostalgia can be powerful medicine when it comes to synth-pop, and Seattle based band Trick Candles knows how to manifest that potent drug – but...
Sleepover Club’s ‘My Other Dad Is Your Ride’
By Paddy Moran on March 30, 2018
Everett’s Sleepover Club is fun, with a side of “fuck you.” Championing lyrics that are equal parts pointed, witty, and downright goofy, Sleepover Club provides...
Shit Ghost Announces Album Release Show, Talks Space Travel
By Paddy Moran on March 28, 2018
Local musician and specter Mr. Spaceman (Shit Ghost) has an important message for the human race – leave Earth now, or prepare to face the...
Curse League’s “La Siembra”
By Paddy Moran on February 14, 2018
Curse League writes with meaning. Their upcoming record, Laying by the Fire in Good Company, will take the listener on the path of a carefully...
Palm’s ‘Rock Island’
By Paddy Moran on February 9, 2018
As the sheer number of records in existence grows each year, it is becoming less common to come across an album or band that is...
Strawberry Mountain’s “Super-Neuro Tropical”
By Paddy Moran on February 8, 2018
Experimental future-pop band Strawberry Mountain, led by Seattle songwriter and musician Carter Prince, play eclectic music that walks a fine line between accessibility and pleasant...